Am I Ready to Apply for Government Jobs?

Many job seekers do not receive any feedback on their resume before using it to apply for jobs. You aren't expecting to get any feedback or resume advice from the agency you're applying to, are you? If you don't want your first feedback to be, "You didn't get the job", take this quiz.
Part of the Assess Your Employment Skills series.

1.

What is the purpose of your resume?

It should get me an interview

It should get me a job

To prove that I am a citizen

It is a mere formality

2.

Ideally, a resume should:

highlight why employers would benefit from hiring me

omit no detail in telling a comprehensive story of your career

focus on past job duties and responsibilities

include as much personal information as possible to "humanize" the job-seeker

3.

Let's start at the top. Does your resume include an objective or a summary?

An objective

A summary

An objective and a summary

Neither

Your education level and work experience is very important to recruiters. How is this information organized?